Southwest High School has been a member of the International Baccalaureate Organization since the late 1980s. The Diploma Program offers a rigorous course of study across all academic areas and from those choices Southwest offers the following IB Courses:

IB DP English Literature (2 year course to test)

IB DP English Language and Literature (2 year course to test)

IB DP Literature and Performance SL (2 year course)

IB DP History SL and HL Americas

IB DP History SL and HL Asia/Oceania

IB DP Spanish SL and HL

IB DP French SL and HL

IB DP Japanese SL and HL

IB DP Business Management SL

IB DP Psychology SL

IB DP Biology SL and HL

IB DP Physics SL and HL

IB DP Chemistry SL

IB DP Math HL (2 year course to test)

IB DP Math SL (2 year course to test)

IB DP Math Studies SL (2 year course to test)

IB DP Art SL and HL

IB DP Theatre SL and HL

IB DP Film Studies SL and HL

IB DP Music SL and HL

IB DP Dance SL and HL

See the right margin for a graphic depiction of the courses offered.

Students coming to Southwest High School automatically enter as participants in the IB Middle Years Program. See Southwest IB Middle Years Program website for further information on how this operates at Southwest High School.

After 9th and 10th grades, students are able to determine the level of involvement they wish to have in the IB Diploma Program.